Ticket-case.



"N'o. 806,506. Q 7 Y PATENTEDDEG.5,1905.

' w, T. SHERWOOD. I

TICKET CASE.

,APPLIOATION FILED APR. 18,1905.

' WITNESSES.-

UNITED ST S it "PATE WINFIELDIXT. SHERWOOD, OF SIDNEY, NEW YORK.

' TICKET-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

V V Patented Dec. 5, 1905.

1'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WINFIELD 'T. SHER- WOOD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Sidney, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Ticket-Case, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

.My invention relates toa ticket-case for holding tickets which come'in continuous strips each ticket being brokenfrom the strip by tearing it along a series of perforations or the like. Many attempts have been made to produce ticket cases for carrying this kind of tickets; but they have all been open to certain objections. It isobvious that in having an opening at one end of a ticketcase of this character the tickets are taken alternatelyfrom the twoends of the-case,

and consequently while it is easy to pull a ticket directly out of the eningthis action doubles up the next tic et below and when that is to be pulled out the end adjacent to the openinginterferes with this 0 eration and frequently results in the breaking or. tearing of the ticket, and usually causes the ticket to stick in the case, so that it is diflicult to remove it. Having these difficulties in mind, I have invented a ticketcase which will not be open to the above objections and which is convenient to o erate, at the same time being an efficient ho der for the tickets.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indlcate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a preferred form of my invention, showing the operation thereof. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fi 2, showing the method of removin a tic et. on the 'ne 4 4 of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a pers ective view of another form of ticket-ho der constructed in accordance with the principle of my invention. Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6, showing how a ticket is removed; and Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the case shown in Fig. 5 with the cover open to show the interior construction.

Referring first to the first four fi ures, a case a is provided with an opening in the top portion thereof and with a swinging door 0 upon the bottom. Across the top of Fig. 4 is a sectional view the box immediately under the opening I) is placed a retaining-bar d: This retaining-bar is made in such a form that it will readily yield to permit certain manipulations of the tickets, as will be described later. This yielding is effected in this form by connects ing the bar with a air of rods 6, extending along the sides of t e case, each rod being provided with a resilient projection f near the rear end of the case and these projec-' tions extending into the opposite side walls thereof. The rods e are each provided with an inwardly-extending portion 9 to engage the tops of the tickets and hold them in posi tion in the case.

In operation the tickets are placed in the case, as indicated in Fig. 2, with-the end of the upper ticket projecting within reach of the operator. The front wall of the case being. depressed slightly, as shown at the point it, the ticket can be readily grasped and drawn out in an obvious manner, vso that it can be broken ofi, as indicated in Fig. 1 This operation in itself is not difficult and could be accomplishedby the devices which have heretofore been invented; but after this ticket is removed the problem to be solved is presented by the next one, as it is necessarily doubled u in the process of removing it, and it is difiicu t to abstract it without tearing it.

As indicated in Fig. 3, the retaining-bar d is immediately over the outer end of the ticket, and when the ticket is to be removed the 'bar'will yield on account of the sprin sj, so that the end of the ticket Will readily s 'de from the case. At the same time this brings the adjacent end of the next ticket above the bar (1, Where it can be easily grasped to remove it. It will be seen, therefore, that the bar retaining the end-of the ticket in the case yields to permit it to be readily withdrawn and then holds the outer end of the next ticket in such position that it can be readilyremoved. The top ticket in its normal osition also passes between the bar d and t e oflset portion g, so that it is positively held in the desired position. The spring also acts as a means for keepin the top ticket at the top of the case, and in t 's construction it is imma 't'erial whether the lower tickets are forced to- The retaining-bar d in this case is mounted upon a plate 6, which constitutes the front end of the receptacle. This plate is pivoted to the side walls of the receptacle, is provided with a projection e with which a spring f engages, and this spring normally holds the plate 6 in the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The bar (1 normally projects over the ends of the tickets, as indicated, and performs the same functions as the bar (1 in the other figures. In this form of case it is desirable to have a s ring g to normally force the tickets toward t e top of the case and keep the upper ticket in contact with the bar d. The covers 0 and 0 are preferably locked in position by frictional contact through the operation of projecting ears 7c and 7c.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. A ticket-case having a retaining-piece for tickets, over which the tickets may be drawn out of the case, and resilient means for supporting the retaining-piece and normally forcing it longitudinally toward the center of the case.

.2. A ticket-case having a cover provided with an opening, a bar across the opening, and resilient means for supporting the bar and normally moving it substantially parallel with the cover toward the center of the case.

3. A ticket-case having an opening, a bar across the opening, and resilient means for supporting the bar; said resilient means comprising a spring connected with the bar and with the case and adapted to move the bar horizontallytoward the central part of the case.

4. A ticket-case having an opening, a bar across the opening, and resilient means for supporting the bar said resilient means comprisin a spring connected with the bar and. with t e case, and said s ring being provided with an inwardly-exten ing offset portion.

5. A ticket-case having a bar, and a spring connected with the bar and with the case, said spring being provided with an inwardlyextending offset portion.

6. In a ticket-case, the combination of a bar, a pair of rods extending rearwardly from said bar and having inwardly-extending offsets adjacent to the bar, and resilient portions havin fixed ends.

7. In a ticket-case, the combination of a retainin -bar, a pair of rods extending rearwardly om said bar and having inwardlyprojecting offsets adjacent to the bar, and resilient portions extending therefrom to the opposite sides of the case, their ends being fixed in said opposite sides of the case.

8. In a ticket-case having an opening at one end thereof, the combination of a bar located immediately below said opening, a pair of rods extendin rearwardly from said bar and having inwardly-extending offsets adjacent to the bar and rojecting resilient portions extending theref fom to the opposite sides of the case in which their ends are fixed, and a cover hinged to the casing and provided with means for retaining it in closed position.

In testimony whereof I have signed. my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

WINFIELD T. SHERWOOD.

Witnesses:

HARRY ELMER GILonRIsT, SARAH M. TABoR. 

